maven deploy additional jar file

Question

I have an artifact which is being built and deployed in a particular way (not as a jar file). In the course of deployment, a war file is built.

How can I configure t

Answer 1

This blog post and its comments have the answer.

These three plugin configurations will allow you to build/install/deploy a jar version alongside the war.

    org.apache.maven.plugins
    maven-jar-plugin
    
        
            make-a-jar
            compile
            
                jar
            
        
    


    org.apache.maven.plugins
    maven-install-plugin
    
        
            install
            
                install-file
            
            
                jar
                ${project.artifactId}
                ${project.groupId}
                ${project.version}
                
                    ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jar
                
            
        
    


    org.apache.maven.plugins
    maven-deploy-plugin
    
        
            deploy
            
                deploy-file
            
            
                jar
                true
                ${project.distributionManagement.repository.url}
                ${project.artifactId}
                ${project.groupId}
                ${project.version}
                ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jar